Holder for angle-cocks



' LLG. MILLER.

HOLDER FOR ANGLE COCKS. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 14. 1921.

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Patented June 14, 1921.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFECE.

HOLDER FOR ANGLE-COCKS.

Application filed. March 14, 1921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I LOUIS G. MILLER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the borough of Westmont, in the county of Cambria and State of Pennsylvania, (whose post-office address is Johnstown, Pennsylvania,) have invented certaln new and useful Improvements in Holders for Angle-Cocks, and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates generally to an unproved construction for supporting a tram pipe and preventing the longitudinal movement thereof due to any pull on said pipe or the hose or other portion connected therewith, and also to provide means for locking the angle cock in position on the ends of said pipe and preventing the loosening thereof or unscrewing by rotation on said pipe.

The various portions of my holder are preferably made of pressed or bent metal such as steel or iron and are adapted to be secured to the end sills of railway cars whether the said end sills are of wood or any kind of metal used for this purpose.

In addition to preventing the longitudinal movement of the train pipe my invention also includes means for locking the angle cock in position on said pipe to prevent the displacement thereof due to any cause whatsoever.

Having thus given a general description of my invention I will now, in order to make the matter more clear, refer to the annexed sheet of drawings.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the lower part of the end of a car illustrating the application of my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectional elevation taken on the line II-II of Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of my improved holder for angle cock drawn on a larger scale than Fig. 1, with a portion of the adjacent parts to which it is attached. Fig. 4 is a vertical transverse sectional elevation taken on the line IV-IV of Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the holder for angle cock.

Referring now to the characters of reference on the drawings: 1 represents the end sill of a car, which in this case is shown as a chan el with fla ges tu ned inwardly, but

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 14, 1921.

Serial No. 452,079.

this may be a plate or a plate and angle or an angle, Z-bar, wood or any other material or shape whatsoever. 2 is a bent plate forming a portion of my construction, the upper portion belng provided as shown with holes which register with holes in the end sill and secured thereto by means of rivets as illustrated. The other leg of the bent plate 3 has an intermediate portion bent upwardly 1nto channel form as illustrated for the purpose of strengthening and stiffening the same and for receiving and guiding the lock- 1ng bar 12 which is mounted in said channel. The lower portion of my holder for angle cock is 4, which consists of a plate I bent into U-form and having the downwardly projecting flanges 5, which flanges are provided with substantially cylindrical perforations adapted to receive and support the nipple 8 which forms a continuation of the train pipe 10 and which is secured to said pipe by means of the pipe coupling 9. The construction and arrangement of the parts are such that the end of the coupling 9 butts against the face of the inner flange 5 and thereby securely locks the train pi and its attached nipple in position longitudinally so that no pull on the air hose or any other pull or push on the train pipe will move it longitudinally, so that my construction securely anchors it in position.

The perforations in the downwardly extending flanges 5 are 6, and 7 are the rivets for securing together the lower poltion of the bent angle plate 2 and the trough-shaped bent plate at. 11 is the usual angle cock, which is screwed to the end of the nipple 8 and is held in position from turning thereon by the locking bar 12, as. particularly illustrated in Fig. 3. The locking bar 12 is provided with an offset portion 13 which is wider than the body of the bar and is also provided with two slots 14through which are passed the rivets 15, which are preferably provided with washers 16 on their outer sides as shown, and these rivets are so driven as to allow the locking bar to be tion, after which the end of this locking pin 17 may be bent by striking it with a hammer as shown particularly in Fig. 3, whereupon it is locked in position and cannot be withdrawn until it is either forcibly bent up or cut off. This therefore locks the locking bar in operative position. WVhen it is desired to retract the locking bar the pin 17 is bent straight or withdrawn from the hole or else cut off with a hammer and chisel, whereby the locking bar can be withdrawn I to release the angle cock to permit it to be screwed on or off the pipe as desired.

4 Instead of the type of locking pin 17 as illustrated I also may use a split cotter or similar devices.

Certain of. the advantages of my construction are'due to the fact that my looking device is readily moved into locking or unlocking position and is so attached and secured to the other parts that it cannot become lostor misplaced, while my holder for angle cocks also holds the end of the train pipe securely in position and prevents it from longitudinal movement, and all of the parts of my construction are secured together so as to be substantially one. piece, so that no bolts, co'tters or other loose devices are used, the omission of some of which through carelessness on the part of the constructors or repair men might cause such devices to fail to properly operate. Besides which my locking bar is so constructed and arranged that it cannot be removed from the other parts without cutting o-fl' the rivets which hold it in position.

Although I have described and illustrated my invention in considerable detail, I do not wish to be limited to the exact and specific details thereof, as shown and described, but-may use such modifications in, substitutions for, or equivalents thereof, as are embraced within the scope of my invention, or as pointed out in the claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A holder for angle cocks comprising an angle member one leg of which. is secured to the car end, the other leg being provided with a trough-shaped member secured thereto having downwardly projecting end flanges with openings adapted to receive a train pipe, a sliding bolt mounted in the to the car end, the other leg being provided with a trough-shaped member secured thereto and provided with downwardly extending end flanges having perforations therein adapted to receive a train pipe, said train pipe being provided with a coupling adapted to abut one of said flanges to prevent longitudinal movement of saidpipe.

3. A holder for angle cocks comprising an angle member one leg of which is secured to a car end sill, the other leg being formed with a channel portion in which is seated a locking bar adapted to slide endwise therein and means for locking same in operative position, a trough-shaped member secured to said angle member having end flanges projecting downwardly therefrom and provided with perforations adapted to receive a train-pipe.

' 4. A holder for angle cocks comprising an angle member one leg of which is secured to a car end sill, the other'leg being formed with a'channel portion in which is seated a locking bar adapted to slide endwise therein and means for lockingsame in operative position, a trough shalpedmember secured to said angle member having end flanges projecting downwardly therefrom and provided with perforations, a train pipe mounted within said perforations and a coupling thereon contacting with one of said end flanges to prevent longitudinal movement of said pipe.

5. A. holder for angle cocks comprising an angle member one leg of which is secured to a car end, the other leg being formed with a channel portion in which is seated a looking bar having an offset portion, adapted to slide endwise therein, a trough-shaped member secured to said angle member having end flanges projecting downwardly therefrom and provided with perforations adapted to receive a train pipe, a hole in the web of the trough-shaped member and a locking pin mounted thereon adapted to contact with the offset portion of said locking bar to hold it in operative position.

In witness whereof. I hereunto aflix my signature.

' LOUIS G. MILLER. 

